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Originally Posted by wildflowerchild25
The vet said nothing showed up on my kitty’s bloodwork so basically at this point I’m going to just monitor his weight and bring him back if he keeps losing. Personally I think there may be something wrong with his teeth or gums. His breath is HORRIBLE, I just noticed it the other day. That usually means there’s some decay or gum disease. I want to try to get him to eat canned food but he won’t. They both used to eat it every day and now neither one will even taste it no matter what brand, flavor, or style I get. I just gave up, I mean cheaper for me, right? But if eating hard kibble is hurting him then I want to at least get him to eat something. Maybe I’ll start moistening the dry food a bit .
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Have you tried baby food meats on the cat food? You have to get some cat food in because they need a supplement but when I had a 21 year old cat in renal failure and with very few teeth that would tempt her to eat when nothing else did (she did eat canned through the end of her life but sometimes would stop taking much and I would think things were bad and then the baby food would get her going again).
Also, from experience, yes the bad breath and not eating can definitely be teeth. It was for my Anna. She had to have most of her teeth pulled because they were decayed and/or broken when she was quite old (18?). Her health improved drastically and she even gained a pound after the surgery.
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